Coverage dated June 26, 2022

Pro-Russia hackers claim responsibility for 'intense, ongoing' cyberattack against Lithuanian websites

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN An “intense, ongoing” cyberattack has hit the websites of government agencies and private firms in Lithuania, the Baltic country’s defense ministry said Monday. A Russian-speaking hacking group, known as Killnet, claimed responsibility for at least some of the hacks, saying they…

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Cyberattack hits Lithuania after sanctions feud with Russia (opens NBC News)

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    The incident came a week after Russian officials threatened to retaliate because Lithuania restricted the transit of steel and ferrous metals under E.U. sanctions.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Pro-Russia hackers claim responsibility for 'intense, ongoing' cyberattack against Lithuanian websites (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Sean Lyngaas, CNN An “intense, ongoing” cyberattack has hit the websites of government agencies and private firms in Lithuania, the Baltic country’s defense ministry said Monday. A Russian-speaking hacking group, known as Killnet, claimed responsibility for at least some of the hacks, saying they…

  3. Al Jazeera

    Russian hackers claim responsibility for cyberattack on Lithuania (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Hacking group claimed attack in response to decision by Vilnius to ban transit of goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave.

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